Esilehele

Esilehele is a term used in the Estonian language to denote the front page or homepage, particularly in contexts related to navigation, web design, or documentation. The word is formed from esileht (front page) with the allative suffix -le, which marks direction toward a place or page. In practice, esilehele is most often encountered in technical or instructional contexts rather than everyday speech.

Usage and meaning

In web design and user interface texts, esilehele can describe a link, button, or action that takes a user to the site’s front page. It is also used in linguistic descriptions of Estonian morphology to illustrate how directional cases attach to base nouns. In common usage, however, more everyday terms such as avaleht or pealeht are typically preferred for referring to a homepage.

Relation to related terms

Esilehele is closely related to esileht (front page) as a base form. It contrasts with avaleht (homepage or starting page in many contexts) and pealeht (another term for the main page). The presence of the -le suffix signals a directional meaning, emphasizing the destination of movement rather than the page’s content.

Contextual notes

While esilehele appears in some technical texts, API documentation, and linguistic explanations, it is less common in casual web navigation language. Users encountering esilehele should consider the broader Estonian terminology for homepage navigation, where avaleht or pealeht are often more widely understood.

See also

Esileht, Avaleht, Pealeht.